Ecclesiastes 6:10 - English Standard Version 2016 Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whatever [man] is, he has been named that long ago, and it is known that it is man [Adam]; nor can he contend with Him who is mightier than he [whether God or death]. American Standard Version (1901) Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he. Common English Bible Whatever happens has already been designated, and human beings are fully known. They can’t contend with the one who is stronger than they are. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever shall be in the future, his name has already been called. And it is known that he is a man and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that shall be, his name is already called: and it is known, that he is man, and cannot contend in judgment with him that is stronger than himself. |
Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of man’s words’?
“Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together.
As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;
Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.
Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?